Match ends, Liverpool 0, Manchester United 0.
LiverpoolLiverpool0Man UtdManchester United0
Premier League leaders Manchester United were thwarted by the second-half heroics of keeper Alisson in a goalless draw with champions Liverpool.
The Brazilian stuck out his foot to block Bruno Fernandes' strike and then stood tall to save Paul Pogba's shot.
The match failed to live up to the hype - it was high on intensity, but both attacks found it difficult to pierce determined defences at Anfield.
Liverpool's Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah both had efforts blocked.
If Manchester City defeat Crystal Palace in Sunday's late game (19:15 GMT), they would only be two points behind United with a game in hand.
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Liverpool
Starting XI
Avg
Squad number1Player nameAlissonAverage rating6.68
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-ArnoldAverage rating4.93
- Squad number3Player nameFabinhoAverage rating
5.97
Squad number14Player nameHendersonAverage rating5.62
Squad number26Player nameRobertsonAverage rating5.53
- Squad number23Player nameShaqiriAverage rating
5.28
- Squad number6Player nameThiago AlcántaraAverage rating
6.07
Squad number5Player nameWijnaldumAverage rating5.19
Squad number11Player nameMohamed SalahAverage rating4.88
Squad number9Player nameRoberto FirminoAverage rating4.43
Squad number10Player nameManéAverage rating5.04
Substitutes
Avg
Squad number7Player nameMilnerAverage rating4.82
- Squad number17Player nameJonesAverage rating
4.74
- Squad number27Player nameOrigiAverage rating
4.62
Manchester United
Starting XI
Avg
Squad number1Player namede GeaAverage rating5.83
- Squad number29Player nameWan-BissakaAverage rating
5.83
Squad number2Player nameLindelöfAverage rating5.85
- Squad number5Player nameMaguireAverage rating
5.55
Squad number23Player nameShawAverage rating6.38
Squad number39Player nameMcTominayAverage rating5.67
Squad number17Player nameFredAverage rating5.37
Squad number6Player namePogbaAverage rating5.66
- Squad number18Player nameBruno FernandesAverage rating
5.23
Squad number9Player nameMartialAverage rating4.77
Squad number10Player nameRashfordAverage rating5.20
Substitutes
Avg
- Squad number7Player nameCavaniAverage rating
5.45
- Squad number11Player nameGreenwoodAverage rating
4.91
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 3FabinhoBooked at 66mins
- 14Henderson
- 26Robertson
- 23ShaqiriBooked at 33minsSubstituted forJonesat 76'minutes
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 5WijnaldumSubstituted forMilnerat 89'minutes
- 11Salah
- 9FirminoSubstituted forOrigiat 85'minutes
- 10Mané
Substitutes
- 7Milner
- 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 17Jones
- 18Minamino
- 27Origi
- 46R Williams
- 47Phillips
- 62Kelleher
- 76N Williams
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 2Lindelöf
- 5Maguire
- 23Shaw
- 39McTominay
- 17Fred
- 6Pogba
- 18Bruno FernandesSubstituted forGreenwoodat 89'minutes
- 9MartialSubstituted forCavaniat 61'minutes
- 10RashfordBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 3Bailly
- 7Cavani
- 8Mata
- 11Greenwood
- 26Henderson
- 27Telles
- 31Matic
- 34van de Beek
- 38Tuanzebe
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
Match Stats
Home TeamLiverpoolAway TeamMan Utd
- Possession
- Home66%
- Away34%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Manchester United 0.
Booking
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
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Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
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Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Bruno Fernandes.
Substitution
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
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Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
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Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.
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Offside, Manchester United. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Alisson.
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Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
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Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
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Money for old rope.
Should've gone to Specsavers.
Might help if Liverpool didn't look like they have their tops on back to front !!
Leicester v Saints was a much better game !!
Either way, that's almost two hours I won't get back - THAT WAS DREADFUL!!
Poor draw for LFC, decent result for United. But the real winners here were us and Leicester.
Lets beat Palace now
#CTID
No penalty.
No win.
'ABU' replies to follow....
Any players not play well must change
In all seriousness though, terribly boring draw there today - let's hope for more exciting matches in the coming months!